Three Pumpkins Identifying Similarities Extension Activity

 

 

This was a free activity I downloaded targeting categorization/identifying similarities.  I like to use it in small group therapy with 2-3 students.  To target auditory memory and sequencing, I state the three items on the card  and have the first student repeat them back in correct order.  For my Deaf and Hard of Hearing students working on auditory skill development (discrimination/identification/comprehension), I will present the words using from behind my acoustic hoop.  If there are three students in the group, I then have the second student identify how the three items are related/similar.  The third student is then asked to name an additional item that could fit into the category.  If there are only two students in the group then I combine the first two "jobs".  If you have four students, I make the fourth student the "judge" who decides if all responses were accurate.  Involving all the students in the group in each turn, promotes everyone paying attention and remaining engaged not only when I am talking/signing, but also when peers are as well.